Saturday 9

Saturday 9: For You (1963)
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…

Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Rick Nelson tells us he'd give his girl the stars from sky or a string of pearls. Have you more recently given or received a gift? What was it?
Nope… 

2) By the time this record was released, Rick was already a show business veteran. He had been a regular on his family's sitcom, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, since it began airing on radio when he was just 8. Most of us weren't child performers but many of us had chores around the house. When you were young, did your parents give you an allowance?
Mow the lawn.

3) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet moved to TV, where fans saw Rick grow into a teen who drove a 1932 Roadster. The car really belonged to Tony La Masa, who collected classic cars and rented them out to TV and movie producers. Have you ever earned or raised money with your hobby?
I did!
I donate photographs to non-profits, one print in a silent auction for $250! 

4) Paul McCartney has called Rick Nelson an "underrated singer who could really carry a song" and said Rick was one of his influences. Who do you believe you have influenced, professionally or personally?
Yes, she said I should go for my MSW, best advice I had in a long time.

5)  This week's song was already an oldie by the time Rick performed it. "For You" was recorded the first time by Casa Loma Orchestra in 1933. In those days, most records were 78 rpm discs, thick and usually only able to hold 3 to 5 minutes of sound per side. Most record companies stopped producing them in the 1950s. Have you ever seen a "78?"
Yes. Sadly they were used to targets for a BB gun
 
6) The lyrics to "For You" were written by Al Dubin. After Al left college he supported himself as a singing waiter. That's really two jobs in one. Which would you do better at: singer or server?
 
7) The music was written by Joe Burke, whose last hit song was "Rambling Rose," recorded in 1948 by Perry Como. Have you ever heard of Perry Como?
Are you kidding?
My parents listened to him all the time, they watch his show, had his records.

8) In 1963, when Ricky's recording was on the charts, the Zip Code was introduced. How many different Zips have you lived in?
Okay we have to get a technical here… legal residences, one zip code. College, the family cottage in New Hampshire, and my cottage on Cape Cod.
 
9) Random question: When you were in high school, were you taller or shorter than your classmates? Or were you the average height?

Slightly above normal.

 

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I am having problems with my laptop!

My mouse died! So I am trying to write with the touchscreen and I don't know if it is a virus or a corrupted app. But my laptop will probably will have to go to the emergency room